Former representative · North Carolina's 10th district

Patrick T. McHenry

Patrick T. McHenry served in Congress from 2005 to 2025, last as a Republican representative for North Carolina's 10th district. In the 118th Congress, 1,222 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 226, and cast 663 of 712 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Republican
Chamber
House
Former
In Congress since
Jan 4, 2005
Last term ended
Jan 3, 2025
Open in the Congress explorerOfficial record
Photo: Government Publishing Office (public domain)

Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
118th CongressHouse of Representatives1,22218.5%226 of 1,222 · rank 9 of 44293%663 of 712 · rank 333 of 442252 became law13%9 of 69
117th CongressHouse of Representatives9974.5%45 of 997 · rank 45 of 44393%514 of 551 · rank 388 of 443290 became law26%21 of 80

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 118th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1+0.52+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

  1. H.R. 8998: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025Nay
    Jul 24, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 156–236· Against party
  2. H.R. 8997: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025Nay
    Jul 23, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 214–203· Against party
  3. H.R. 8997: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025Nay
    Jul 23, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 145–273· Against party
  4. H.R. 8997: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025Nay
    Jul 23, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 144–277· Against party
  5. H.R. 8997: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025Nay
    Jul 23, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 136–285· Against party
  6. H.R. 8997: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025Nay
    Jul 23, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 125–295· Against party
  7. H.R. 8997: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025Nay
    Jul 23, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 133–286· Against party
  8. H.R. 8997: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025Nay
    Jul 23, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 128–291· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. H.R. 10545: American Relief Act, 2025Yea
    Dec 20, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 366–34
  2. H.R. 10515: American Relief Act, 2025Yea
    Dec 19, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Failed 174–235
  3. S. 759: Beagle Brigade Act of 2023Not voting
    Dec 18, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 381–20
  4. H.R. 8663: DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024Yea
    Dec 18, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 404–1
  5. S. 3857: Jamul Indian Village Land Transfer ActYea
    Dec 18, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 369–37
  6. S. 1351: Stop Institutional Child Abuse ActYea
    Dec 18, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 373–33
  7. H.R. 1101: Lumbee Fairness ActNot voting
    Dec 17, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 311–96
  8. S. 3448: Never Again Education Reauthorization Act of 2023Not voting
    Dec 17, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 402–12
  9. H.R. 115: Midnight Rules Relief ActNot voting
    Dec 17, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 210–201
  10. S. 4077: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 180 Steuart Street in San Francisco, California, as the "Dianne Feinstein Post Office".Not voting
    Dec 16, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 348–39
  11. S. 141: Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement ActNot voting
    Dec 16, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 382–12
  12. S. 3998: Federal Judiciary Stabilization Act of 2024Not voting
    Dec 16, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 390–0

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

54 sponsored · 2 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced4380%
  2. Reported by committee35.6%
  3. Passed one chamber611%
  4. Became law23.7%

Policy areas

  1. Finance and Financial Sector33
  2. Taxation8
  3. Congress3
  4. Government Operations and Politics3
  5. International Affairs2
  6. Economics and Public Finance1
  7. Environmental Protection1
  8. Health1

Latest activity

  1. H.Res. 1626 Expressing the profound regret and sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of James Earl Carter, Jr., thirty-ninth President of the United States of America.
    Passed one chamber· Congress· Dec 31, 2024
  2. H.R. 1165 Data Privacy Act of 2023
    Reported by committee· Finance and Financial Sector· Dec 5, 2024
  3. H.R. 7440 Financial Services Innovation Act of 2024
    Reported by committee· Finance and Financial Sector· Dec 4, 2024
  4. H.R. 10293 To extend certain authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950.
    Introduced· Government Operations and Politics· Dec 4, 2024
  5. H.Res. 1600 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the use of artificial intelligence in the financial services and housing industries.
    Introduced· Finance and Financial Sector· Nov 26, 2024
  6. H.R. 807 Working Dog Commemorative Coin Act
    Became law· Finance and Financial Sector· Nov 25, 2024
  7. H.R. 4766 Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act of 2023
    Reported by committee· Finance and Financial Sector· May 7, 2024
  8. H.R. 2799 Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023
    Passed one chamber· Finance and Financial Sector· Mar 11, 2024

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

No committee seats are listed.

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to North Carolina's 10th district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026
$88.2M
Per resident
$115
Rank in North Carolina
11 of 14
Contract actions
643
New awards: 297

By fiscal year

  1. 71MFY2017
  2. 71.9MFY2018
  3. 26.9MFY2019
  4. 74.7MFY2020
  5. 60.3MFY2021
  6. 48.6MFY2022
  7. 77.1MFY2023
  8. 100MFY2024
  9. 205.7MFY2025
  10. 88.2MFY2026

Top buyers

  1. Missile Defense Agency$35.2M40%
    Department of Defense
  2. Department of the Navy$24.7M28%
    Department of Defense
  3. Defense Logistics Agency$13.6M15%
    Department of Defense
  4. Department of the Air Force$5.4M6.1%
    Department of Defense
  5. Department of the Army$3.9M4.4%
    Department of Defense
  6. Federal Prison Industries / Unicor$3M3.4%
    Department of Justice
  7. Department of Veterans Affairs$1.9M2.2%
  8. National Park Service$1.9M2.1%
    Department of the Interior

Top recipients

  1. CORVID TECHNOLOGIES, LLC$62M70%
    49 awards
  2. LIBURDI TURBINE SERVICES, LLC$3.7M4.2%
    12 awards
  3. CURTISS-WRIGHT CONTROLS, INC.$3.3M3.8%
    6 awards
  4. SAFT AMERICA INC$3.2M3.6%
    24 awards
  5. GLEMCO LLC$3M3.4%
    6 awards
  6. CR ONSRUD INC$2.5M2.9%
    1 award
  7. ATEA TECHNOLOGIES, LLC$2.3M2.6%
    3 awards
  8. FEDTRIBE LLC$2.2M2.5%
    1 award
  9. SHUFORD YARNS LLC$2M2.2%
    24 awards
  10. VANASSE HANGEN BRUSTLIN, INC.$1.9M2.1%
    2 awards
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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2024 cycle

Raised
$2.2M
through Dec 31, 2024
Cash on hand
$1.8M
From committees
$1.1M
260 committees
From contractor PACs
$239.2K
67 PACs · 22% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2024

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
pricewaterhousecooperspricewaterhousecoopers political action committee i$10KPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLPAI match · 98% · the same organization$4.8M
u.s. bancorpu.s. bancorp federal political action committee$10KU.S. BANCORPAI match · 99% · the same organization$8M
national restaurant associationnational restaurant association pac (restaurant pac)$5,000NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONAI match · 93% · of one corporate family$2M
american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac)$5,000AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization—
mortgage bankers associationmortgage bankers association political action committee (morpac)$5,000MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization$125K
international paperinternational paper political action committee (ip-pac)$5,000INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization—
chevron corporationchevron employees political action committee - chevron corporation$5,000CHEVRON U.S.A. INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$713.4K
bristol-myers squibb companybristol-myers squibb company political action committee (bms pac)$5,000BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization$8.8M
abbott laboratoriesabbott laboratories employee political action committee$5,000ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$90M
united parcel service, inc.united parcel service, inc. pac (upspac)$5,000UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$685.7K

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2024$2.2M$1.1M$239.2K67 PACs · 22% of committee money
2022$3.9M$2.1M$462.5K83 PACs · 22% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

  1. House · North Carolina's 10th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
  2. House · North Carolina's 10th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
  3. House · North Carolina's 10th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
  4. House · North Carolina's 10th districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
  5. House · North Carolina's 10th districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
  6. House · North Carolina's 10th districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
  7. House · North Carolina's 10th districtJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2013
  8. House · North Carolina's 10th districtJan 6, 2009 – Jan 3, 2011
  9. House · North Carolina's 10th districtJan 4, 2007 – Jan 3, 2009
  10. House · North Carolina's 10th districtJan 4, 2005 – Jan 3, 2007

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.